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Jack Denbow · « **on:** August 11, 2019, 03:35:14 PM »

I caught this critter on a trail camera early last Tuesday. I thought bear cub but the tail is not right. I thought maybe cat but the face is not right.
What do you think it is?

Machino · « **Reply #1 on:** August 11, 2019, 03:36:58 PM »

Definitely a bear cub. Looks like he's dragging his left foot behind and "appears" like a tail.

Steelhead · « **Reply #2 on:** August 11, 2019, 04:09:14 PM »

Its the extemely rare longtailed bear.An evolutionary throwback that shows itself here and their on a miniscule # of contemporary bears.I have only seen one other one in a rare picture on the cover of National geographic decades ago.That created quite a stir in the scientific community.

Fake news
Machino nailed it.Its the leg blending in and looks like a tail.

Pat B · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2019, 05:06:09 PM »

Looks like a baby chupacabria. RUN!!!

Pine · « **Reply #4 on:** August 11, 2019, 05:22:26 PM »

That's a wakalar !
Your lucky it's not full grown, but where's the mama?

Alvey · « **Reply #5 on:** August 11, 2019, 05:35:20 PM »

Believe that’s his left leg

Yooper-traveler · « **Reply #6 on:** August 11, 2019, 05:40:14 PM »

It’s a bear. That’s his left leg.

blacktailbob · « **Reply #7 on:** August 11, 2019, 06:28:48 PM »

SEE! That's what inbreeding in then hills causes.
What's next?

Terry Green · « **Reply #8 on:** August 11, 2019, 07:20:30 PM »

Bear with long stride.

goobersan · « **Reply #9 on:** August 11, 2019, 07:32:01 PM »

Black raccoon

The Whittler · « **Reply #10 on:** August 11, 2019, 08:06:34 PM »

KentuckyWolf · « **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2019, 08:12:22 PM »

Yup. Melanistic raccoon. Rare. Had an uncle that coon hunted a lot, and he had stories of few of black (melanistic) raccoons and a few white (albino) raccoons too.

Possum Head · « **Reply #12 on:** August 11, 2019, 09:25:48 PM »

I thought coon but the snout said cub

TIM B · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2019, 10:09:45 PM »

Agree coon.....
Tim B

Sockrsblur · « **Reply #14 on:** August 11, 2019, 10:27:46 PM »

That’s a good one Jack! Fun photo

Trenton G. · « **Reply #15 on:** August 11, 2019, 11:14:08 PM »

I agree about the black coon.

Machino · « **Reply #16 on:** August 11, 2019, 11:51:38 PM »

Even melanistic raccoons have lighter ears, a mask of sort, and faint rings. And I've laid hands on one that I caught in PA a long time ago. You can faintly make out the foot pad on the left leg of the bear. The face looks nothing like a coon as well. But that's like my opinion.

KentuckyWolf · « **Reply #17 on:** August 12, 2019, 12:02:09 AM »

Jack

Is that the only pic?

Jack Denbow · « **Reply #18 on:** August 12, 2019, 09:19:29 AM »

Yep that is the only picture. There are quite a few bears in the area but they have a sixth sense for avoiding cameras and me as well, LOL. I think I am leaning toward a bear cub.
Here is one of the rare pictures of a daylight bear. He is standing in the spot where I shot a deer last fall.
Jack

John Cholin · « **Reply #19 on:** August 12, 2019, 09:32:21 AM »

I vote for a bear cub in mid-stride with left leg extended back. But what do I know- I'm from New Jersey?

JMC


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